Asbestos claims to get harder to prove.

Brokers may find it harder to find insurers liable for asbestosis claims, following a high court rul...

Brokers may find it harder to find insurers liable for asbestosis
claims, following a high court ruling by Mr Justice Curtis.


Mr Justice Curtis ruled in favour of defendant insurer AIG in the case of
Fairchild v Leeds City Council and Waddingtons, a factory owner, over the
asbestos-related death of an employee.


Mr Fairfield contracted mesothelioma, an asbestos-related lung disease,
after working at the defendants' premises. Mr Justice Curtis ruled that Mr
Fairchild's illness could have been